Jeff ran for 63 minutes. Melissa ran 1/7 as many minutes as James ran. How many minutes did Melissa run?
9 minutes
100
11 divided by 12
11/12
100
3/4 x 5/6
5/8
100
What is the reciprocal of 3/4?
4/3
100
Consider this equation: a x 1/b = c. Is a more or less than c?
More
200
There are 28 kids in a 5th grade class. One fourth of the kids own an Xbox. How many kids do not own an Xbox?
21 kids
200
9 divided by 1/9
81
200
12/20 x 10/16
3/8
200
What is the reciprocal of 7?
1/7
200
a รท 1/7 = c. Is a more or less than c?
Less
300
Mr. Johnson has a wood board that is 30 feet long. He wants to cut the board into pieces that are 1/3 foot long. How many pieces can he cut if each piece is 1/3 foot long?
90 pieces
300
1/3 divided by 5
1/15
300
3 1/2 x 4 1/2
15 3/4
300
What is the reciprocal of 5 2/7?
7/37
300
Don ate 3 pounds of candy. That is 3 times what Ronnie ate. Who ate more candy?
Don
400
Mr. Dulaney is cutting pizzas into eighths. He has 12 pizzas. How many eighths will he have?
96 pieces
400
3/5 divided by 1/15
9
400
2 3/7 x 4 3/8
10 5/8
400
What is the reciprocal of 12 4/5?
5/64
400
Susan drove 120 miles in her car. That is 1/6 as far as Jennifer drove. Who drove more? How far did Jennifer drive?
Jennifer. 720 miles.
500
3/5 of teachers said their favorite beverage was soda pop. 1/3 of those teachers said Coca-Cola was their favorite soda pop. What fraction of all the teachers picked Coca-Cola as their favorite beverage?
3/15 = 1/5 of all the teachers.
500
2/5 divided by 1/9
18/5 = 3 3/5
500
2/7 x 16
4 4/7
500
In your own words, describe what a reciprocal fraction is.
To get the reciprocal of a fraction, just turn it upside down. In other words swap over the Numerator and Denominator.
500
Steve ate 15 hot dogs. John ate 1/5 of this amount. Who ate more? How many did John eat?